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Since Milberg’s founding in 1965, the firm has recovered more than $50 billion for our clients while prompting meaningful changes in corporate governance.
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See More$118+ Million Settlement – Disposable Contact Lens Antitrust Litigation
In re Disposable Contact Lens Antitrust Litigation, 3:15-md-02626 (U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida)Milberg represented indirect purchasers in a class action alleging that defendants conspired to maintain artificially high prices for disposable contact lenses through policies that prevented resale of the subject contact lenses below a minimum price. Settlements exceeded $118 million. -
See MoreConfidential Settlement – Adkisson v. Jacobs Engineering Group
Adkisson et al v. Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc. (TV3), No. 3:2013cv00505 (E.D. Tenn. 2018)Milberg attorneys represented a group of hundreds of workers and their families who were injured when cleaning up a large coal ash spill in Kingston, Tennessee. The workers alleged, among other things, that the defendant had denied them essential personal protection equipment. After several rulings, the parties reached a confidential settlement agreement in 2023. -
See More$4 Billion Settlement – Prudential Insurance Co. Sales Practice Litigation
In re Prudential Insurance Co. Sales Practice Litigation, No. 95-4704 (D.N.J.)Serving as Lead Counsel, Milberg recovered more than $4 billion for certain policyholders in this landmark case challenging Prudential’s insurance sales practices. -
See More$7.5 Million Settlement – Meritage Homes of the Carolinas, Inc. v. Town of Holly Springs
Meritage Homes of the Carolinas, Inc. v. Town of Holly Springs, Wake Co. File No. 20-CVS-14511 (NC)$7.5 million class settlement on behalf of developers for illegal recreation fees in lieu of land dedication. -
See More$1+ Billion Settlement – Merck & Co., Inc. Securities Litigation
In re Merck & Co., Inc. Securities Litigation, Nos. 05-1151 and 05-2367 (D.N.J.)Milberg served as Co-Lead Counsel in this federal securities fraud class action, and after more than 12 years of hard-fought litigation, ultimately obtained a combined settlement totaling $1.062 billion, the largest securities class action settlement ever against a pharmaceutical company. The Court described the settlement as “a settlement which is fair and just and which, in fact, is the best settlement which possibly could have been achieved in this case.”